Written by IFBB Pro Josh Wade
09 June 2021

 

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Relentless Pursuit

By IFBB Pro Josh Wade

Presented by Allmax Nutrition

 

When Are You Ready to Compete?

 

Q: How do you know if you are ready to compete? I can’t decide if I should keep building or start cutting.

 

A:Let me ask, what are you waiting for to compete? If you are waiting to look like a pro before you compete then you are completely unrealistic and will never be what you expect to be! We all need to start somewhere and then constantly improve to become the best we can be. The bottom line is, you are never ready and just have to commit and start. Being indecisive is probably the worst thing you can be, as you will never improve if you can’t commit to a goal and stick to accomplishing that goal! Let me tell you where I am at right now and how it’s eating at me, as I’m full of indecisiveness right now. I am not sure if I will compete again and I’m in turmoil about it. I’ve always been balanced with life and sport, but bodybuilding has been my life for 20 years. What do I do now if I don’t compete? How do I train, how do I eat, what goals do I have? I’m being indecisive. I know I can’t improve if I decide to compete again soon or in the future sometime, so I’m sitting stagnant as it’s a lot easier to maintain than it is to improve. Bottom line is you need to make a decision one way or another and stick with it or you’ll never be your best in what you decide to do. Ben Pakulski signed a picture to me once that said, “Set a goal and break through walls to get it!” If you want to be the best at anything, you have to set your mind to it and then the body will follow!

 

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Push Yourself to Be Your Best

           

Q: How often do you change your training style or tempo?

 

A:If you ask 100 people this question I think you’ll get 100 different answers, with some reasons that might make sense and some that just won’t. There is plenty of research and science behind progressive overload, which as a beginner I think is the most beneficial way to grow muscle tissue. The muscle has to adapt to the new stress (load) you put on it and will get bigger and stronger from it, but then what? At what point does that have diminishing returns, meaning when is more load going to cause an injury which in turn will set you back and you will lose what you’ve worked so hard for? That answer will vary from person to person, but let me tell you I don’t think anyone that has truly pushed themselves can say it’s never happened, so what do you do? In a lot of cases, the theory of taking one step back to take two steps forward holds true. To answer your question, I always push hard and heavy with the number one factor always being effort. That being said, effort is in the eye of the beholder. You can go with a slower tempo on the eccentric and concentric at times to cause an intense burn and stress on the muscle, where it will respond and get super sore from the different tempo. That’s what I’ve been doing a lot lately. Like I said, injuries can force you to train differently and usually smarter. That slower tempo will force an intense mind-muscle connection, as when you go slow and focus, the burn is like “fireballs” in the muscle. There is no way you won’t feel the muscle working!

 

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Training explosively to initiate the type II or fast-twitch muscle fibers is always the goal as they can grow the biggest, but explosive doesn’t mean ballistic. Control is always the primary focus when trying to build muscle and prevent injuries. Sometimes slowing it down is a much-needed change of pace and a way to recharge the mind and not the ego. I usually incorporate this style or tempo from the normal control down and explode up type of tempo when I feel aches and pains, and just slow down both directions so there is no jerking or loss of tension on the muscle. It’s ultra-focused and controlled to where I’m not trying to go symptomatic or feel the pain, only feel the muscle. When things feel great, I forget about that tempo and train “normally” but then boom! It happens again.

 

That’s the life of a bodybuilder and the way you have to train to be your best. You have to push yourself to see what you are capable of and beyond! It’s hard to tell yourself every workout I’m going to push myself to my limits without occasionally getting sloppy. You have to catch yourself before it’s too late and an injury happens, but if it does, it’s kind of like a reset where you take that one step back to take two steps forward all while not having to stop training; just change tempo, speed or style! Hope this helps and gives you some thought of what to do when you feel things hurting instead of taking time off from the gym!

 

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Strengthening the Immune System

 

With the COVID-19 situation, I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries as to which supplements can strengthen the immune system and help prevent infection. These are the supplements that I take every day year-round for immune system function and antioxidants, but they are even more beneficial at times of stress or sickness.

 

Allmax Immune-Boosting stack

Glutamine: 10g 3x day, upon rising, post-workout and before bed.

R+ALA: 2 caps (300mg) with first and last meal.

CytoGreens: 1 scoop upon rising. 

Vitastack: 1 multipack with first meal.

Omega 3: 2g with first and last meal.

 

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Website: www.teamwadefitness.com

 

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